2026 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 15+ Pts through 10/14/2026
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan State | 1 | 6 | -6 | -1.00 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Oregon | 1 | 16 | -1 | -0.06 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Iowa | 3 | 62 | 19 | 0.31 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Michigan | 1 | 14 | 21 | 1.50 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Maryland | 2 | 36 | 50 | 1.39 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 2 | 35 | 64 | 1.83 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | UCLA | 2 | 24 | 65 | 2.71 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 3 | 82 | 254 | 3.10 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 0 |
| 9 | Purdue | 2 | 20 | 51 | 2.55 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Washington | 1 | 32 | 87 | 2.72 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Rutgers | 1 | 24 | 141 | 5.88 | 1 | 75 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | Indiana | 4 | 87 | 161 | 1.85 | 2 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | Northwestern | 4 | 52 | 183 | 3.52 | 1 | 35 | 13 | 6 | 1 |
| 9 | Penn State | 4 | 77 | 230 | 2.99 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 1 |
| 9 | Ohio State | 6 | 99 | 323 | 3.26 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 9 | 1 |
| 16 | Illinois | 3 | 43 | 152 | 3.53 | 1 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Nebraska | 5 | 66 | 216 | 3.27 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 |
| 18 | USC | 3 | 48 | 197 | 4.10 | 3 | 32 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||